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J.M. Davis Private Collection Firearm and Artifact Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location330 N J.M. Davis Blvd, Claremore, Oklahoma, 74017, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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Introduction to the J.M. Davis Private Collection Firearm and Artifact Auction

J.M. Davis ran the Mason Hotel in Claremore, Oklahoma, for his entire career, from 1917 onward. From the age of seven in 1901 until 1965, he was an inveterate collector of all firearms, as well as artifacts reflecting history in Oklahoma and the Mississippi Valley region. To preserve his collection in perpetuity, he created the 40,000-square-foot J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum in Claremore, which is today managed by the State of Oklahoma. It is the largest firearms Museum in North America.

The museum is a must-see for any weapons collector, displaying an incredible amount and variety of weaponry and famous felon, outlaw, and law enforcement personality items from history.

Proceeds of this sale directly benefit the long-term care and maintenance of the Collection. None of the items in this sale are out of the current museum exhibit displays. Nearly all of the items have been stored away, out of public view, since at least 1965 (54 years!), long before the modern era when most of the well-written and researched reference and table-top books on antique firearms were published. As an example, none of these weapons were known to R. Larry Wilson, a prolific firearms writer and author of approximately 60 books on antique firearms, who as a young man and budding firearms scholar, worked for Colt about the time this part of the collection went into storage.

The sale hosts more than 2200, antique to modern (probably none more recent than 1965) firearms, swords, crossbows and knives. In addition, there is a large section of Americana, featuring Native American stone and pottery items, primarily from Oklahoma and the Mississippi Valley. Items of cultural significance that are not in the sale are designated for, or already transferred to, the Oklahoma State Museum.

Davis was also a button, badge, medal and pinback collector, and there are more than a thousand items in this category, mostly in like-kind groups.

The two-day preview prior to the sale is a must for any serious collector.
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Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1079910640 - Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10799
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser action. Target scope in .220 Swift. Redone by Remington. SN: 33782, JMD Oval Tag: 9529, Condition: Good, >> FFL I...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*********1 for (400.00 + 88.00BP) = 488.00
 
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Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960 JMD-1073710641 - Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960 JMD-10737
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser 98 Action possible 8 mm sporterized. Nazi markings. SN: 8065, JMD Oval Tag: 3776, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &l...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-1070110642 - Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-10701
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser action in a beautiful red tone walnut stock. Scoped action in excellent condition. SN: 11483, JMD Oval Tag: 8672, Conditi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-1070710643 - Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-10707
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser action rifle with scope. Beautiful wood and long-range scope with micrometer dials. Caliber unknown. SN: 17-25, JMD Oval
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f********l.. for (650.00 + 143.00BP) = 793.00
 
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Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-1070910644 - Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-10709
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser in 8 mm with a scope. SN: 139923, JMD Oval Tag: 9496, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-1071310645 - Mauser Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-10713
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser action sporterized for 5.6mm-.2R cal. Beautiful wood in excellent condition. The scope has a type of dial stabilizer. SN: G33-40, JMD
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Mauser AG 1914 Rifle with scope or sight 1914 JMD-1072810646 - Mauser AG 1914 Rifle with scope or sight 1914 JMD-10728
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is Mauser AG, 1914, chambered in .219 Donaldson. With scope. SN: 5138, JMD Oval Tag: 9527, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <&...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Mauser Bolt-Action Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1080210647 - Mauser Bolt-Action Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10802
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a scoped Mauser 98, bolt-action, chambered in .22 LONG RIFLE. SN: 195342, JMD Oval Tag: 8342, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Mauser COMM. 98 MAUSER SPORTER Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1072910648 - Mauser COMM. 98 MAUSER SPORTER Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10729
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser 98 Action, chambered in .30-06 with a vintage Kranschwiel scope. SN: 2-99GBP, JMD Oval Tag: 4689, Condition: Very Good,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to H****l for (1,300.00 + 325.00BP) = 1,625.00
 
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Mauser COMM. 98 MAUSER SPORTER Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-1073210649 - Mauser COMM. 98 MAUSER SPORTER Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-10732
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser 98 chambered in .375 L. Mag. with scope and jeweled bolt in SN: 124428, JMD Oval Tag: 9447, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS R...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********r for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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